In Altium's software, a PCB project is the set of design documents (files) required to specify and manufacture a printed circuit board.

The first step is to create a PCB project. You're ready to begin capturing (drawing) the schematic. The circuit is shown below it uses two general purpose NPN transistors configured as a self-running astable multivibrator. The design you will be capturing and designing a printed circuit board (PCB) for is a simple astable multivibrator. If you prefer, you also can also find all of the steps for the entire tutorial here. Click on the bold heading: to expand that section and show the steps click again to collapse it. To keep this page less cluttered, the detailed steps are in collapsible sections within colored boxes. If you are new to Altium software, it is worth reading the article Exploring CircuitStudio to learn more about the interface, information on how to use panels, and an overview of managing design documents. This tutorial will help you get started by taking you through the entire process of designing a simple PCB - from idea to outputs files. Welcome to the world of electronic product development in Altium's world-class electronic design software. Individual Outputs or Managed Output Generation.Configuring the Display of Rule Violations.Component Positioning and Placement options.Defining the Electrical Clearance Constraint.Physical Layers and the Layer Stack Manager.Configuring the Board Shape and Location.Compiling the Project to Check for Errors.Checking the Electrical Properties of the Schematic.Finding a Component in the Content Vault.Making the Content Vault Available to Access Components.Locating a Component in an Available Library.Making Libraries Available to Access the Components.Components and Libraries in CircuitStudio.

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